Manitoba Band Operated Schools facts for kids
First Nation Operated Schools in Manitoba and other parts of Canada are special schools. The Government of Canada helps pay for them. These schools are run by local School boards chosen by the community. This means they are not directly controlled by the local Chief and Band Council.
Why are these schools important? They help First Nation students get a great education. They also make sure students can easily move between different school systems.
How First Nation Schools Work
First Nation Operated Schools often follow the same rules as other schools in the province. This is even though they don't have to by law. They do this to help their students.
Following the same rules means a few things:
- Students can easily switch from a First Nation school to a provincial school.
- The schools keep their accreditation. This means their high school diplomas are accepted by colleges and universities.
Teachers and Unions
One main difference between First Nation Operated Schools and provincial schools is about teacher groups. In most provincial schools, teachers are part of a union like The Manitoba Teachers' Society (MTS). This union helps teachers with their rights and responsibilities.
Most teachers in First Nation schools are not part of this provincial union. However, there are two exceptions in Manitoba:
- Teachers in the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (Nelson House Teachers' Association).
- Teachers in the Sandy Bay Ojibwa First Nation (Sandy Bay Teachers' Association).
These teachers have many of the same rights as other union members. But they cannot join the MTS pension or disability plans. This is because there are no laws that allow them to do so. Still, they pay the same yearly fees as other union members.
List of First Nation Operated Schools
- Birdtail Sioux Nursery School - Birdtail Sioux First Nation, Manitoba
- Sargeant Tommy Prince School - Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Manitoba
- Wambdi Iyotake School - Canupawakpa Dakota Nation, Oak Lake, Manitoba
- Chemawawin School - Chemawawin Cree Nation, Manitoba
- Mahpiya Hdega School - Dakota Plains First Nation, Manitoba
- Dakota Tipi School - Dakota Tipi First Nation, Manitoba
- Dauphin River School - Dauphin River First Nation, Manitoba
- Ebb & Flow School - Ebb & Flow First Nation, Manitoba
- Pinaymootang School - Pinaymootang First Nation, Manitoba
- Charles Sinclair School - Fisher River Cree Nation, Manitoba
- Fox Lake School - Fox Lake Cree Nation, Manitoba
- Kistigan Wacheeng - Garden Hill First Nation, Manitoba
- Garden Hill First Nation High School - Garden Hill First Nation
- God's Lake Narrows First Nation School - God's Lake First Nation, Manitoba
- Keeseekoowenin School - Keeseekoowenin Ojibway Nation, Manitoba
- Lawrence Sinclair Memorial School - Kinonjeoshtegon First Nation, Manitoba
- Lake Manitoba School - Lake Manitoba First Nation, Manitoba
- Lake St. Martin School - Lake St. Martin First Nation, Manitoba
- Little Black River School - Little Black River First Nation, Manitoba
- Little Grand Rapids School - Little Grand Rapids First Nation, Manitoba
- Little Saskatchewan H.A.G.M.E. School - Little Saskatchewan First Nation, Manitoba
- Long Plain School - Long Plain First Nation, Manitoba
- Amos Okemow Memorial School - Manto Sipi First Nation, Gods River, Manitoba
- Sakastew School - Mathias Colomb First Nation, Pukatawagan, Manitoba
- Miskooseepi School - Bloodvein First Nation, Bloodvein, Manitoba
- Nisichawayasihk Neyo Ohtinwak Collegiate - Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, Nelson House, Manitoba
- Otetiskiwin Kiskinwamahtowekamik - Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, Nelson House, Manitoba
- Petit Casimir Memorial School - Northlands First Nation, Manitoba
- Donald Ahmo School - O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation, Manitoba
- Joe A. Ross School - Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Manitoba
- Oxford House Elementary School - Oxford House First Nation, Manitoba
- 1972 Memorial High School - Oxford House First Nation, Manitoba
- Pauingassi School - Pauingassi First Nation, Manitoba
- Peguis Central School - Peguis First Nation, Manitoba
- Mikisew Middle School - Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Manitoba
- Otter Nelson River School - Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Manitoba
- Pine Creek School - Pine Creek First Nation, Manitoba
- Poplar River School - Poplar River First Nation, Manitoba
- Red Sucker Lake First Nation School - Red Sucker Lake First Nation, Manitoba
- Wapi-Penace School - Rolling River First Nation, Manitoba
- Ginew School - Roseau River Anishnaabe First Nation, Roseau River (Manitoba–Minnesota)
- St. Theresa Point Elementary School - St. Theresa Point First Nation, Manitoba
- St. Theresa Point High School - St. Theresa Point First Nation, Manitoba
- St. Theresa Point Middle School - St. Theresa Point First Nation, Manitoba
- Sagkeeng Anicinabe Community School - Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba
- Sagkeeng Anicinabe High School - Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba
- Sagkeeng Consolidated School - Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba
- Isaac Beaulieu Memorial School - Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation, Manitoba
- Neil Dennis Kematch Memorial School - Sapotaweyak First Nation, Manitoba
- Peter Yassie Memorial School - Sayisi Dene Nation, Manitoba
- Abraham Beardy School - Shamattawa First Nation, Manitoba
- Sioux Valley School - Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, Manitoba
- Indian Springs School (Manitoba) - Swan Lake First Nation, Manitoba
- Chief Sam Cook Mahmuwee Education Centre - Tataskweyak Cree Nation, Manitoba
- Chief Clifford Lynxleg Anishinabe School - Tootinawaziibeeng Treaty Reserve, Manitoba
- George Knott School - Wasagamack First Nation, Manitoba
- Waywayseecappo Community School - Waywayseecappo First Nation, Manitoba
- Wuskwi Sipihk School - Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation, Manitoba
- George Saunders Memorial School - York Factory First Nation, Manitoba
